William Hope-Jones Eton Maths teacher Douglas Byng-Stamper Railway death Very substantial Autograph Letter Signed a "report" on schoolboy "W. Hope-Jones" to Captain Byng Stamper father of Douglas who was found dead by the railway line.
réf. 26758Headed Eton College Windsor 10 Sept. 1927. Four neatly written pages 4to very good condition. SEE photograph for full text. Hope-Jones see brief biography below including his appearance in an M.R. James ghost story writes a very substantial letter on the character activities school influence etc. of Douglas Byng-Stamper whose death evoked an Agatha Christie style mystery. See Google "Death on an Oban-bound Train" for a comprehensive article on the incident. William Hope-Jones evokes references on Google such as in court for bathing "without sufficient dress" or the following AI spiel: "William Hope-Jones known as "Hojo" at Eton was a math teacher and housemaster at Eton College noted for his eccentricity. He was a King's Scholar 1900-1906 Assistant Master 1907-1950 and Housemaster 1924-1939. Hope-Jones is also remembered for his loud singing and for writing the humorous song "National Anthem of the Ancient Britons" also known as "Woad" or "The Woad Ode" according to Wikipedia. He was a central character in M.R. James's 1928 ghost story "Wailing Well". [Headed] Eton College | Windsor, 10 Sept. 1927. unknown
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